With tickets about to go on sale and after weighing up the implications of the arrival of Omicron, the committee has very reluctantly decided to cancel this year’s event. While we believe we could organise the event to comply with the rules under the Red Traffic Light Rules, Omicron just makes … [Read more...]

It’s looking all go for the Mangawhai Walking Weekend on 12/13 March 2022! Ticket sales will open on Tuesday 8 February. We have deferred this date (from mid January) so that if there are changes to the ‘traffic light’ rules as the system beds in we can delay or cancel the Walking Weekend … [Read more...]

Mangawhai Walking Weekend Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 March 2022 With the dates locked in, planning is now well underway for the 2022 Mangawhai Walking Weekend. Thank you to all who came and walked with us back in March. This year’s event was a lot of fun for the walkers and explorers as well … [Read more...]

Some photos from 2021 Walking Weekend - are you there? … [Read more...]

Making Tracks, by Jean Goldschmidt, is the fabulous story of the history of first fifteen years of the Mangawhai Walking Weekend. It describes how a small coastal community in Northland produced one of the first walking festivals in New Zealand. Making Tracks is now available online through … [Read more...]

- Thanks to the walkers...- Thanks to the leaders...- Thanks to the organisers...- Thanks to the trackies...- Thanks for the weather... We all enjoyed another fun Walking Weekend, hope we see you again in 2022! … [Read more...]

Thank you to all you keen walkers and explorers out there for booking your walks! We have had an outstanding response with several walks almost fully subscribed! So if you have not yet booked, don’t leave it too long to decide, we would love to see here. Our Beach Bush and Beyond offers a … [Read more...]

For those of you who prefer a paper version of the walk to print... click here Hope you can join us walking in 2021 … [Read more...]

Note it in your diary NOW 27-28 March 2021Book accommodation NOWBookings open 19 February 2021 We are very excited about the upcoming Mangawhai Walking Weekend after our 2020 break, so let's hope NZ keeps safe and we can all get together in March 2021. Our 2021 walk programme is now … [Read more...]

Mangawhai Walking Weekend 27-28 March 2021 The new committee are thrilled to finally let you know that planning is now underway for the 2021 Mangawhai Walking Weekend. With all the challenges of 2020 affecting future events, our new smaller team have carefully selected a range of walks to … [Read more...]